I have an older(yeah, I know, it's probably old enough to be your grandmother) Kenmore dryer model #11096272100. I recently replaced support rollers, belt, rear drum seal, and idler pulley. And after all that, plus a bad cut from #%&$#!!! sharp metal edges, it is still incredibly noisy! I removed the drum again and ran it and the motor rattles horribly. It shakes the entire dryer and makes so much noise I can hear it 2 floors up! I can't see that anything is loose. I plan to move across country in a couple years and don't want to buy a new dryer now if it is possible to resurrect this one. What do I try next?

Ee-haw!!!!! You diagnosed the problem. There is a piece broken off the fan. Do you think it could be successfully glued back on and if so, what type of glue should I use? If you advise against that, I will order a new part. Is it hard to replace?

OK. One more question - how the blazes do you remove the fan? I followed some instructions I found on line that says it unscrews clockwise. I can't get it to budge, even with my husband hold the motor shaft. Is there a trick to it?

Do not glue it.replace it and also look in there for the object that broke it, when you get the old one out, and watch your hands , sharp edges are everywhere. I usually try to grip the motor shaft with vise grips and grab the fan and turn it tapping the vise grips against the cabinet. might take a pretty good wack. wear gloves it will cut you.

Thanks. I did finally get it off. I'm going to try temporarily to glue it so I can dry the wet clothes lying in clothes baskets while I wait for the new part to arrive. Hopefully it will last that long. Thank you so much for all the help! This is one forum I am going to bookmark for sure!